After being dismissed <a title="CK Postgame Report: Kings 96, Hornets 80" href="http://www.cowbellkingdom.com/2012/01/01/ck-postgame-report-kings-96-hornets-80/" target="_blank">before the Kings 96-80 win over the New Orleans Hornets, DeMarcus Cousins made the trip out to Memphis, where the Kings begin a three-games-in-three-nights set, starting with the Grizzlies. Kings President of Basketball Operations Geoff Petrie met yesterday with Cousins along with his Seattle-based agent, John Greig, who flew down from Washington to address the issue first-hand. Petrie details <a href="http://blogs.sacbee.com/sports/kings/archives/2012/01/cousins-still-d.html" target="_blank">some of the meeting to the Sacramento Bee's Jason Jones:

"We talked about the important role he play in what we're trying to do offensively an the gamut of what he needs to do going forward," Petrie said. "...We did not agree on everything but that's OK."

Head Coach Paul Westphal tells Jones that Cousins will dress for tonight's game and will not start. J.J. Hickson is expected to once again fill the void.
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